Which to use
“master” is an adjective and “mastro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,446
- “master” frequency rank
- #19,493
- “mastro” frequency rank
- 25939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | master | mastro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | principal | haste sobre a qual se iça uma bandeira |
Letter map: master vs mastro
Shared letters muted; letters that set master and mastro apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - master and mastro
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: master is anadjective and mastroanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
master is recorded at frequency rank #6,446, classified as anadj. mastro is at rank #19,493, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaʃ.tɾu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25939, this pair ranks #43,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of master vs mastro
Shared letters: amrst. Private to "master": e. Private to "mastro": o.
"master" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "mastro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "master" and "mastro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "master" or "mastro"?
What to do next
You've compared "master" and "mastro". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "master" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mastro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "master" and "mastro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "master vs Messer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #43,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.